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TOO EXTREME FOR VIRGINIA - Extremists in Virginia's legislature are out of touch with our local communities.

Description:
The Purple to Blue Project is a national, multi-year effort by Democracy for America to win state House and Senate chambers across the country by making so-called “purple” state legislative seats decisively Democratic. In 2013, we are focused on taking down extremist legislators in VA’s House of Delegates –specifically five premier districts that voted for both Tim Kaine and Barack Obama but are currently represented by out-of-touch Republicans in Richmond.

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Delegate Watkins Abbitt

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Official Web site of Delegate Watkins Abbitt, Independent incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 59th District. Abbitt has served in the House of Delegates since January 1986. Abbitt was unopposed for re-election in 2009.

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Campaign Web site of Adam Cook, 2012 Democratic Candidate, United States Congress, Virginia, 1st District. The general election is 6 November 2012.
Cook lost to Republican incumbent Rob Wittman, 56%-41%.

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Delegate Adam Ebbin - Virginia's 49th District

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Official Web site of Delegate Adam Ebbin, Democrat incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 49th District. Ebbin has served in the House of Delegates since 2004. Ebbin was unopposed for re-election in 2009.

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Adams for Senate

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Campaign Web site of Melvin Adams, seeking the 2011 Republican Party nomination for the special election for the Virginia State Senate, 19th District. Adams lost the November 23, 2010 Republican "firehouse" primary. He received 23% of the vote.

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Andy Schmookler for Congress

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Campaign Web site of Andy Schmookler, 2012 Democratic candidate, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 6th District. The general election is 6 November 2012.
Schmookler lost to Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte, 65%-35%.

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Bain for Congress

Description:
Campaign Web site of Stuart M. Bain, 2010 Libertarian candidate, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 6th District. Bain lost the November 2, 2010 general election. He received 9.15% of the vote.

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Virginia Board of Bar Examiners - Welcome,
VBBE - Welcome

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The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (the "Board") is an agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia. In addition, its statutory authority is found in § 54.1-3919 et seq. of the Code of Virginia. The Board is responsible for ascertaining the qualifications of applicants for admission to the Bar of Virginia and licensing those applicants who meet those requirements as established by the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Virginia General Assembly, and the Rules and Regulations issued by the Board.

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Bill Barlow for House of Delegates

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Official Web site of Delegate William K. Barlow, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 64th District. Barlow has served in the House since 1992. Barlow lost the 8 November 2011 general election to Republican Rick Morris, 55%-45%.

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Barry D. Knight, Delegate for Virginia's 81st District

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Official Web site of Delegate Barry D. Knight, Republican incumbent, Virginia General Assembly, House of Delegates, 81st District. Knight has served since 2009. Knight was unopposed in the 8 November 2011 general election.

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Official Web site of Delegate Barry Knight, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 81st District. Knight has served in the House of Delegates since 2009.
Knight was unopposed in the 5 November 2013 general election.

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Campaign Web site of Dennis Bartow, seeking the 2014 Republican Party nomination, United States Congress, House of Representatives, 8th District. The nominee will be selected by an 26 April 2014 Republican convention.
Micah Edmond won the Republican nomination. The final results were: Micah Edmond, 51%; Dennis Bartow, 43%; and Paul Haring, 6%.

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Dickie Bell for Delegate

Description:
Official Web site of Delegate Richard "Dickie" Bell, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 20th District. Bell has served in the House of Delegates since January 2010. Bell won the 8 November 2011 general election defeating Democrat Laura L. Kleiner, 71%-29%.

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BillBolling.com : Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling

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Campaign Web site of Bill Bolling, Republican incumbent Lt. Governor of Virginia. Bolling is seeking re-election in 2009. The nominee will be selected at the Virginia Republican Party convention, 29-30 May 2009. Bolling was re-nominated. Bolling defeated Democrat Jody Wagner in the 3 November 2009 general election, 56%-44%.

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BillBolling.com : Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling

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Campaign Web site of Bill Bolling, Republican incumbent Lt. Governor of Virginia. Bolling is seeking re-election in 2009. The nominee will be selected at the Virginia Republican Party convention, 29-30 May 2009. Bolling was re-nominated. Bolling defeated Democrat Jody Wagner in the 3 November 2009 general election, 56%-44%.

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Bill Stanley Virginia Senate

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Campaign Web site of Bill Stanley, seeking the 2011 Republican Party nomination for the special election for the Virginia State Senate, 19th District. Stanley won the November 23, 2010 Republican "firehouse" primary with 42% of the vote. Stanley won the January 11, 2011 special election defeating Henry Davis, 62%-38%. Stanley did not seek re-election due to redistricting.
Stanley ran for State Senate in District 20 in 2011.

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A Virginia Blog

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Campaign Web site of Tim McGhee, Repubican Party special election candidate, Virginia House of Delegates, District 45. McGhee lost the 4 September 2012 special election. He received 21% of the vote.

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Virginia's Travel Blog

Description:
Official Travel Blog for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) works with those seeking a prime business location and increased trade opportunities, ultimately fostering increased expansion of the Commonwealth's economy.

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Bob Brink

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Official Web site of Delegate Bob Brink, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 48th District. Brink has served in the House of Delegates since January 1998. Brink won the 8 November 2011 general election by defeating Republican Kathy D. Gillette-Mallard and Independent Janet Murphy, 68%-24%-7%.

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Bob Brink

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Official Web site of Delegate Bob Brink, Democratic incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 48th District. Brink has served in the House of Delegates since 1998.
Brink was unopposed in the 5 November 2013 general election.

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Delegate Bobby Orrock

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Official Web site of Delegate Bobby Orrock, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 54th District. Orrock has served in the House of Delegates since 1990.
The nominee will be chosen by Republican State-Run Primary on 11 June 2013.
Orrock won the 11 June 2013 Republican primary defeating Dustin Curtis, 57%-43%.
Orrock was unopposed in the 5 November 2013 general election.

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Bobby Scott for Congress

Description:
Campaign Web site of Congressman Bobby Scott, Democratic incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 3rd District. Scott has served in the House of Representatives since 1993.
Scott was unopposed in the 4 November 2014 general election.

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Bob Marshall for Senate - Home

Description:
Official campaign Web site of Bob Marshall, candidate seeking the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. Marshall lost the nomination to former Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore.

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Business One Stop

Description:
Virginia takes its businesses very seriously and time is money. We've created this site to live up to its name and be a quick One-Stop source for information related to business in Virginia.
Part of our goal is to fairly and efficiently connect private businesses to the resources they need as quickly as possible and to be the best point-of-contact for changes affecting business in Virginia. n addition, the Business Registration System, accessible from the Business One Stop web page, will walk a new business owner through each step they’ll need to complete in order to establish their new business, including:
Name / entity registration forms
(currently forms will still need to be printed and mailed or filed in person with the appropriate office)
Federal and state tax registration
Many professional and local business licenses
Small, Woman-owned and/or Minority-owned (SWAM) business certification
eVA system procurement registration
This tool is the first step to having all business-related paperwork for the commonwealth centralized and streamlined.
This site is about you, the businessperson, not the government agencies.

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Ken Bowman for Delegate

Description:
Campaign Web site of Ken Bowman, 2013 Republican candidate seeking the nomination for Virginia General Assembly, House of Delegates, 16th District. The nominee will be chosen by Republican State-Run Primary on 11 June 2013.
Bowman was defeated by Les Adams in the 11 June 2013 Republican Primary, 81%-19%.

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Brandon Randall For Delegate | Protecting our Progress

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Campaign Web site of Brandon Randall, 2013 Democratic candidate, Virginia General Assembly, House of Delegates, 62nd District.
Randall did not qualify for the 5 November 2013 general election ballot.

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Official Web site of Congressman Dave Brat, Republican incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 7th District. has served in the House of Representatives since 2014.
Brat won the 4 November 2014 special election to complete the remainder of former Congressman Eric Cantor, and the general election. The results of the special election were: Brat, 61.68%; Jack Trammell (D), 37.81%. The results of the general election were: Brat (R), 60.83%; Trammell (D), 36.95%; and James Carr (Libertarian), 2.09%.

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Delegate Brenda Pogge | Virginia General Assembly

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Official Web site of Delegate Brenda Pogge, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 96th District. Pogge has served in the House of Delegates since January 2008.
Pogge was unopposed for the 5 November 2013 general election.

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Brian Schoeneman for Delegate

Description:
Campaign Web site of Brian Schoeneman, Republican challenger, Virginia House of Delegates, 37th District. Schoeneman lost the 8 November 2011 general election to Democrat David Bulova, 60%-40%.

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Brian Patton Blog

Description:
Welcome to Brian Patton’s Blog!
I am from Clintwood, Virginia – a small town in the Appalachian Mountains. Clintwood is the county seat of Dickenson County.
For my undergraduate degree, in Environmental Science, I attended Emory & Henry College. I graduated with a B.S. in 2001.
After undergraduate and a year off, I entered law school at Ohio Northern University, in Ada, Ohio and graduated with a J.D. in December 2004.
Ada is also a small town, about an hour’s drive northwest of Columbus and hour’s drive south of Toledo.
My hobbies are politics, blogging, nascar, fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.
Currently, I am a member of the Dickenson County Democratic Committee, working for a law firm in Clintwood, Virginia, the Treasurer of the Raising Kaine PAC, and spending the rest of my time volunteering for local and statewide political candidates.

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Brown vs Board

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The Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program was established in accordance with § 30-231.8  ß of the Code of Virginia for the purpose of providing a public education to persons who were denied an education in the public schools of Virginia between 1954 and 1964, in jurisdictions in which the public schools were closed to avoid desegregation.

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Virginia State Budget

Description:
The Virginia Budget Portal brings together budget resources from the General Assembly and other state agencies. Users can search resources to find content based on keywords and phrases; create spreadsheets and custom reports for printing or email.

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Byler for Delegate

Description:
Campaign Web site of Gary Byler, Republican candidate for the Virginia, General Assembly, House of Delegates, 85th District.
The nominee will be chosen by Republican State-Run Primary on 11 June 2013.
Byle lost the 11 June 2013 Republican primary. The results: Scott Taylor-47%, Gary Byler-31%, and Jeremy Waters-21%.

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Rep. Eric Cantor | Representing the 7th District of Virginia

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Official Web site of Congressman Eric Cantor, Republican incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 7th District. Cantor has served in the House of Representatives since 2001.

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Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) :: Seventh District of Virginia

Description:
Official Web site of Congressman Eric Cantor, Republican incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 7th District. Cantor has served in the House of Representatives since 2001.

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Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) : Republican Whip

Description:
Official Web site of Congressman Eric Cantor, Republican incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 7th District. Cantor has served in the House of Representatives since 2001.

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Rep. Eric Cantor | Representing the 7th District of Virginia

Description:
Official Web site of Congressman Eric Cantor, Republican incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 7th District. Cantor has served in the House of Representatives since 2001.

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Rep. Eric Cantor | Representing the 7th District of Virginia

Description:
Official Web site of Congressman Eric Cantor, Republican incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 7th District. Cantor has served in the House of Representatives since 2001.
Cantor lost the 10 June 2014 Republican Party primary to David A. Brat. The results were: Brat, 55.53%; Cantor, 44.47%. Following his loss, Cantor resigned from Congress on 18 August 2014.

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Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) : Republican Whip

Description:
Official Web site of Congressman Eric Cantor, Republican incumbent, United States Congress, House of Representatives, Virginia, 7th District. Cantor has served in the House of Representatives since 2001.

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Catesby Jones for Virginia's 98th District

Description:
Campaign Web site of Catesby Jones, seeking 2011 Republican nomination, Virginia House of Delegates, 98th District. Jones finished third in the 23 August 2011 GOP primary with 16% of the vote.

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[Virginia] Human Rights Council

Description:
Purpose, Powers and Duties: To safeguard all individuals within the Commonwealth from unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, or disability, in places of public accommodation, including educational institutions, real estate transactions, and employment; to preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare, and to further the interests, rights, and privileges of individuals in the Commonwealth.
Effective July 1, 2012, the functions performed by the Human Rights Council have transferred to the Office of Attorney General, Division of Human Rights, pursuant to HB 1291 and SB 678.

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Home • Chris Peace

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Official Web site of Delegate Chris Peace, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 97th District. Peace has served in the House of Delegates since 2006.
Peace was unopposed in the 5 November 2013 general election.

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Chris Stolle

Description:
Official Web site of Delegate Chris Stolle, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 83rd District. Stolle has served in the House of Delegates since 2010.
Stolle was unopposed in the 5 November 2013 general election.

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Cleveland Anderson for Delegate

Description:
Campaign Web site of Cleveland Alexander, Republican challenger, Virginia House of Delegates, 52nd District. Anderson lost the 8 November 2011 general election to Democrat Luke Torian, 61%-39%.

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Virginia Code Commission

Description:
Purpose, Powers and Duties: Established in 1946 to re-codify and republish the Code of Virginia. The commission now codifies the Acts of the General Assembly and revises portions of the Code of Virginia as needed.

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Comstock for Delegate

Description:
Official Web site of Delegate Barbara Comstock, Republican incumbent, Virginia House of Delegates, 34th District. Comstock has served in the House of Delegates since January 2010. Comstock won the 8 November 2011 general election defeating Democrat Pamela B. Danner, 55%-455%.